Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (24 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
1
S
15
2.5
S
16
3
S
15
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1297
1452
1434
1545
1371
1297
1190
1001
961
826
670
649
556
547
560
503
397
148
464
2963
4657
4887
4557
3904
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM1.86m
11:32AM1.78m
11:55PM1.81m
12:25PM1.76m
00:45AM1.76m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.19m
5:16AM0.19m
5:38PM0.25m
6:07AM0.22m
6:30PM0.29m
6:55AM0.26m
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cloud
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
7:45
7:46
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5:04
5:02
5:01
5:01
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
10
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
9
11
9
8
8
9
9
8
6
6
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
1
S
15
2.5
S
16
3
S
15
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
S
15
Energy kJ
1297
1452
1434
1545
1371
1297
1190
1001
961
826
670
649
556
547
560
503
397
148
464
2963
4657
4887
4557
3904
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
48
47
59
49
79
73
71
71
71
69
69
68
67
65
56
56
65
127
66
47
51
54
53
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
11
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
16
15
33
21
33
14
10
7
7
7
8
9
10
7
4
41
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
8
Energy kJ
2
10
19
21
22
2
2
7
22
64
139
177
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
3
5
13
16
13
13
13
5
5
5
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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